Canola oilseed prices in Australia and Europe have risen by around 20 per cent since the start of March due to tight supply and a rally in vegetable oil markets, with further gains expected as buyers remain reluctant to switch to cheaper soybeans.

Australia, EU canola prices rally as adverse weather crushes supply
Canadian prices will have to rise to ration demand, analyst says

Wheat yields in Western Australia are better than expected, industry body says
Western Australia should produce 420,000 tonnes more wheat this year than was projected a month ago, an industry group said Friday, adding to expectations that Australia's national crop will be larger than pre-harvest estimates.

Australia cashes in on beef exports as US cattle herd shrinks
A slump in U.S. beef production has opened the door for Australia to export record amounts of meat, growing its market share in North America and Asia and channelling billions of dollars to cattle processors and farmers.

Australia, New Zealand brace for looming bird flu threat
Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, testing shore birds for disease, vaccinating vulnerable species and war-gaming response plans.

Australian farmers protest animal, environment policies they say harm them
Hundreds of farmers from across Australia held a protest on Tuesday against government farming policies they said were influenced by environmental and animal welfare activists and which were harming their livelihoods.

Glencore seeks Australian carbon capture approval amid farmer protests
Australia's Queensland state will decide this month whether to give Glencore a key approval to bury liquefied carbon dioxide in the country's largest aquifer, a plan farm groups say must be blocked because it risks poisoning water supplies.